What a wonderful surprise to open up my email this morning and find this! Huge thanks to Nat Arem (@hookgrip) AND Dmitry Klokov (@klokovd) for sending this cool, no wait, AMAZING photo.

Dmitry is Russia’s premier lifter competing in the 105kg weight class. He won the World Championships in 2005 and took Silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. You can find him here on IG at @klokovd or subscribe to his popular weightlifting channel on YouTube.

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#FF These are two accounts you want scrolling through your feed if you’re a weightlifting junkie like me.

@usa_weightlifting posts photos and videos of the top junior and senior current and up ‘N coming weightlifting talents — be prepared to be amazed.

While Nate Arem of @hookgrip has the most epic collection of weightlifting paraphernalia I’ve seen to date. It’s like having your own physical culture history museum in your IG feed! Oh, and he takes and creates beautiful weightlifting posters.